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It Caught My Eye: Which Way Did It Go?

Will Campbell — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:01:11 +0000

Though I’m prone to pedal to and from any errands I have around my neighborhood, I opted this afternoon to take a walk around the way — one that turned into a 4.5 miler, involving the Silver Lake Library (to satisfy a jones I was having for some Le Carré), the bank, the Edendale post office, and the awesome recently opened Cuscatleca Bakery (to satisfy a jones I was having for some mango empenadas). Around the first mile I found this next in my ongoing and occasional Streetfiti series:

And though it’s on a stretch of Silver Lake Boulevard sidewalk I’ve trod upon many, many times before, it was only today that I found out the answer to where “it” went.

Moon Shot

Will Campbell — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:56:18 +0000

In case you didn’t get a chance to ogle tonight’s not-quite-full moon, here she is as seen from my Silver Lake backyard with my point-and-shoot cam pressed up against the eyepiece of my 60x spotting scope (biggable if clicked):

The actual full sphere arrives Monday night, but I snapped its almostness tonight just in case the weather conditions become decidedly less cleartastic.

ICME: Who Ya Gonna Call?

Chris Corning — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:30:35 +0000

I ain't afraida no ghosts

Spotted this Chrysler 300 with license plates “ECTO 300″ and ghost-catching gear attached heading down Ventura Boulevard Sunday afternoon, but this was the only decent pic I was able to snap. I saw another Ghostbusters logo on the side of the vehicle as I passed, but no phone number to call when there’s somethin strange in your neighborhood. No indication as to whether this might be part of a rumored third installment in the Ghostbusters series, but I doubt it.

For old time’s sake:

Does this Clash Clash with my Bridge?

Matt Mason — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:20:49 +0000

In the area of Marina del Rey known as Grand Canal Lagoon stands a foot bridge that locals use to get from this sleepy part of the neighborhood to the relatively empty beach south of the Venice Pier. However, observant strollers will notice that, on the south wall of the bridge, a pensive Joe Strummer stares off into the distance, towards the beach.

Joe seems out of place in the midst of all this laid back-itude. But then, one never knows what lies beneath the surface. Or maybe this is the work of Johnny Rotten.

London Calling Bridge?

It Caught My Eye: Birdz On The Wirez

Will Campbell — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:56:53 +0000

As seen last Sunday afternoon in Glassell Park. If you click for biggification you’ll better see the silhouette of a lone Nuttall’s woodpecker hanging inverted on the pole opposite the crosspiece.

The View From Here

Will Campbell — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:18:44 +0000

Here being this spot around sunset yesterday, about three-quarters of a mile downstream from Fletcher Drive on the westbank of the Los Angeles River, from which I did not previously know that the Hollywood sign was visible. One gets so used to looking at the landmark straight on that it’s a bit of a surprise when it pops into view from such wider angles (click to embiggen):

After the jump I also caught a bit o’ video of a great blue heron successfully fishing in an eddy for dinner, and after that in about the same place as the shot of the Hollywood sign grabbed a really crappy still of a perching osprey, one of the rarest birds to be found around the waterway, who swept in for a landing while I stood there gaping.

Subtlety, Los Angeles Style

Matt Mason — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:21:09 +0000

Back of Whole Foods

Los Angeles area folks do not have a reputation for subtlety. Perhaps that’s one reason why this mural which doubles as a pictogram, hiding in plain sight on the back of the Venice Whole Foods, is none too subtle. Hint: the Whole Foods is at the corner of Lincoln … and Rose … get it?

ICME: All the Pretty Flowers

Queequeg — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:45:11 +0000

Caught this nifty wall around Santa Monica and Hoover yesterday. The phrase at the bottom says, “Cut it out!”

It Caught My Eye: Egrets With Regrets

Will Campbell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:17:50 +0000

Biking home from downtown this morning I detoured around the drained Echo Park Lake, which is a couple months into a $65-million rehabilitation project that will leave it closed to the public for the next two years.

Peering over the screened chainlink fence that surrounds the entire park I found several egrets and a great blue heron gathered around the little bit of lake left looking into the brackish water for a meal:

It Caught My Eye: Between The Pit Of Man’s Fears & The Summit Of His Knowledge

Will Campbell — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:54:40 +0000

(click for maximum panoramification)

I, for on, think the above epically detailed and amazing celebration of Rod Serling and his “The Twilight Zone,” which I found today next to the vacant lot on the corner of Beverly Boulevard at Commonwealth (pinpoint map) in Historic Filipinotown is The Most Awesome Mural Ever — and not just because as a diehard “zoner” geek it’s my favorite television series of all time. Along with a portrait of Serling, you’ve got iconic characters such as Talking Tina from “Living Doll”, one of the aliens from “The Invaders,” the doc from “Eye of the Beholder” and the jet and wing-dancing gremlin from “Nightmare at 20,000 feet.”

The 2011 work is signed by “DOCBAMCKRH” but Google gave me nothing when searching for that as the keyword. Anyone know who did this?